How to Install and Uninstall cpulimit Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "cpulimit" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install cpulimit on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                cpulimit
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "cpulimit" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall cpulimit on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                cpulimit
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cpulimit package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: cpulimit
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.5-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: gregor herrmann
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 43
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7)
Filename: pool/universe/c/cpulimit/cpulimit_2.5-1_amd64.deb
Size: 16828
MD5sum: efd0f61027d15a0cd528540f80380ee5
SHA1: ed4520fb1082149f21039e30ad3ffa3fd18826b1
SHA256: cdad1ca5ddefd7493ce9560c2c90d330345cf5ddb09c76ce4dc4908fcc04df4d
Homepage: http://limitcpu.sourceforge.net/
Description: tool for limiting the CPU usage of a process
Description-md5: 0d65d775c76f4ab02a0ce878e5736fcc